Many Pocket PC phones nowadays have 240x240 resolution because Windows Mobile 5.0
doesn't support 320x320 resolution and the next square screen resolution supported is 480x480.
However when it comes to prices of touch screens, the screens with 480x480 are too expensive,
so Pocket PC phone manufacturers, who wanted to use square resolution in order to accommodate
a QWERTY keyboard, were forced into 240x240.

Examples of devices sporting the square screens are the HP iPaq HW6515, HW6715, Palm Treo 700w,
and Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX T830 Pocket PC phones. Look for some others later in the year.

When regular Pocket PC applications and games are run, the square screens cut off the information
below the 240 pixel mark. Sometimes, they do scroll but often that's not the case which means
that about 25 percent of the display is missing.

The only real solution to this problem is to have software that is designed to accomodate the
240x240 resolution.

Developers have begun to rework existing games and applications to work on square screen devices
but a convenient list of what's currently available is a little difficult to come by. So, I
decided to start a thread here to hopefully help a few folks out that will be buying these units
this year.

How reliable is the list? ALL the programs listed by myself have been confirmed by the developers themselves so they should work fine. If, not contact the developer on their product page.

Others who add to the list may have tested them on their own devices or not. Hard to control that, so use your own judgement when trying them out.

The Treo 700w in particular promises to bring many new Pocket PC users into the fold. This list
will hopefully guide many of them to what's available.

This list is by no means comprehensive, so if you know of any programs that are confirmed to
work on 240x240 devices, feel free to include them in this thread.

Please follow the basic format that I've started but feel free to add your comments, if any, so
that people will get a good idea of what the software is about. You don't need to shorten
the URL's like I did.

***Notes:

1) In order to make this post more readable,URL's have been shortened using the
Metamark URL shortner at: http://metamark.net/add

2) Descriptions and URL's are courtesy of PocketGear.com, a site I visit often.

3) Inclusion in this list is not an endorsment of the product by the author.

IM+ for PocketPC http://xrl.us/ka55With IM+, the most popular instant-messaging systems MSN, AOL, ICQ,Yahoo!,
Jabber and Google Talk are available on your Pocket PC.

Info2go http://xrl.us/kba3Info2Go is an extremely powerful, location based active information system
for people on the go. Save time, money and frustration wile you travel by
having a single point of info.

Laridian Bible http://xrl.us/ka58Powerful, award-winning Bible software with the complete text of the
popular New International Version (NIV) Bible.

SmallMenu (Free) http://xrl.us/ka7fSmallMenu is an integrated tool which combines cascading program
menus, a task manager and a battery monitor.

Spb Diary http://xrl.us/ka7gToday plug-in for Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Notes and Messages.
Powerful replacement for the standard Today plug-ins for appointments and tasks.
Most of actions performed on the Today screen

Zuma http://xrl.us/kbarControl the stone frog idol of the ancient Zuma in this action puzzler

Additionally, I have created a website in association with PocketGear.com that lists dozens of applications compatible with the Treo 700 and 240x240 displays. Includes links and is updated regularly. http://treo-700-treos.blogspot.com/

WorldMate 2006 Professional 4.1 http://xrl.us/kdogWorldMate provides you with essential information for your business travel - from world clocks and weather forecasts to comprehensive flight and travel information.

VoiceDial 2.1 for the Treo 700w Englishhttp://xrl.us/kpkzVoiceDial 2.1 enables you to place calls by name/number. Speak the name or number - VoiceDial 2.1 does the restWinner - 2003 MS Mobile Solutions Challenge.

Don't let the name fool you, all the software is compatible with any 240x240 screen pocket pc.

The flexibility of the blog format will provide you with more useful information such as screenshots, reviews and product comparisons not possible using these message boards.It will also conserve bandwidth on this board for other topics.

The information will be better organized too, allowing you to find software faster and easier.

My goal is to make the blog the best spot for us "Squares" to get reliable information on compatible applications and games on the Internet.